gistfile1.js

$(function()
{
  applyUiTo('body');


  $('a[data-modal=true]').on('click', function(event)
  {
    $.get($(this).attr('href'), function(data) {
      $(data).modal({
        // No problem here because I have a selector  
        onShow: function(dialog) { applyUiTo('#simplemodal-container'); });
      });
    });
  });


  $('form').on('ajax:success', function(event, data)
  {
    // Problem here because the data is not yet inserted into the DOM
    applyUiTo(data);
  });

});



function applyUiTo(scope)
{
  var scope = scope || 'body';
  
  // Just one of many things here...
  $(scope).find('.icon[title], .contains-tooltip[title]').tooltip();


  // [snip]
}